Memorial Hospital pays $8.5 million settlement after self-reporting

3:54 AM,
Mar. 18, 2014

ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

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ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont will pay $8.5 million to settle claims that it engaged in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Details on the allegations and settlement were sparse. The justice department said the settlement covers activities related to a joint venture the hospital had with a pain management doctor and a separate arrangement with an ophthalmologist who purchased intraocular lenses - eye implants that correct vision - and then resold them to Memorial Hospital at higher ...